Honeymoon Meals

hahha....bestnyer honeymoon sekalik lagik... well.. ye ke honeymoon? Benonya, last Sunday my father came over to my place along with my big bro's family...first reason, nak pegi makan kenduri at our uncle's place, HIDDEN agenda, nak 'borrow' Alia & Faiz over the school holidays ni... about 3 weeks before the school hols start, my parents dah menyatakan hasrat hati nak amik kekanak riang ni.. since then, almost everyday they (esp Faiz!) will ask hari ni ke Tok Cit nak amik adik mama? hishh... tak menyabo2 la plak terpaksa suruh dia kira hari sekolah dia dulu... bila tiba hari mendatang, lagi la excited, the night before nak pi holiday tu, tak mau tido dgn mama lagi.. nak tido dgn Abg Ngah (his cousin, my bro's son) tido pelok2 lagi tu... :)

to cut the story short, hari ni dah masuk 5 hari they are loaned to my parents.. dah masuk 5 hari la both i and other half honeymoon... apa meal honeymoon ni? hahahahha.. dapur i tak berasap dah 5 hari you..... sumer dapur kat kedai jek... hihihihihii...... 

                                     

Tok Cit & Omah Corner

have i ever told you that my parents are actually operating a food corner back in Johore? well, i guess not, but I am going to now.. Alia and Faiz along with their cousin gracefully call my father Tok Cit and my mother Omah... reason being, Tok Cit is the simplified version of Atok Buncit (my father is....:) and my mom as Puan Salmah, ppl calls her Kak Mah yet when it comes to grandchildren its been shortened to Omah (Atuk Salmah)... these two 60-something couple few years back bought over an abandoned mapley or kedai makan or gerai makan (not that grand as restaurant or cafe..) so, they run the corner since then.. it was a moderate business but becomes good nowadays.. really! 

as the use of internet I just love to share with you good food.. if u are planning to have a vacation or trip to Desaru, feel free to come to TokCit and Omah Corner.. It will be a very long tiring and not forgetting boring drive to Desaru from KL (at least 4 and half hours) but worth it I guess! yela.. boleh pegi pantai desaru (better still Sedili or Tanjung Balau or Batu Layar (where u can find batu bentuk layar) or Kota Lama even crocs pond pun ada..) semuanya nearby...

if u happen to be there, Tok Cit & Omah Corner is about 30-35km from Kota Tinggi town (heading towards Desaru ye) you will pass lots of Felda Air Tawar 1 - 5 etc... Tok Cit & Omah Corner will be on your right exactly di Hentian Mas (there will be a signboard of this).. so, my parents corner is the most left of the row next to the Surau and washroom...

if you are looking for good food and of course halal, do singgah and sudilah mampir! 

my next trip to my parents will be in a fortnight to fetch Alia and Faiz who are currently enjoying themselves there! I promise my next post on Tok Cit & Omah Corner will be with some good visual k from my mom's dapur!!

Peminat Setia Dapurku

hehe.. asyik bagi resepi jek ye.. hari ni tetiba lak nak expose sapa2 yang mmg peminat setia dapurku ini..bukan la peminat mana pun.. terpaksa makan masakan mama whether sedap or not ye dak... anyway, i take it as faiz said, mama masak best!

                                                 

tapi yang banyak makan alia.. look how CHUBBY she is... her bum also bumpy.... Faiz so choosy, tapi kalau masak ikan, his favorite.. esp kukus... cili api pun takper... yang paling banyak makan of course ayah depa la...

                                                  

walaupun tpt keja provide meals for him, katanya makan kat tpt keja tak best, lauk ntah hapa2.... alasan kan... sebenonya nak cakap i masak sedap.. cakap je laaa... orang lelaki nak puji masakan kita ni...janagn harap laa kan! once in a blue moon pun belum tentu..! 

Ikan Siakap Kukus

yesterday genap 7 tahun hubby n 1 got married.. wow! 7 tahun ke.. we passed the agony and pain anyway we bravedly went thru everything.. 

so to so-called celebrating our 7th year togetherness... masaklaa siakap kukus..... kalau masak siakap, kena la abeli ikan siakap kan... pegi tesco pepagi siakap tgh murah...sekilo 12.90..so beli laa sekoh big size almost sekilo gak laa beratnya.. minta staff tesco tu siangkan sekali... balik umah, basuh beras, air beras tu buat rendam ikan siakap..(jimat air plus bau hanyir ikan segera hilang..tips tau ni..) disebabkan my steaming plate tu kecik, kena laa potong 2 ikan tu...lepas bersih dgn air beras, basuh lagi dgn garam dan asam... i dun see ppl doing that anymore... tul tak.. i ni dulu nenek (arwah) duk sekali masa i teenager... so, bab2 masak ni dia MEMANG CEREWET... kalau tak basuh ikan bersih2 tak makan... lepas basuh ikan, dia checked... hehe...anyway back tu bahan2 untuk mengukus, i guna sikit halia n lengkua, kunyit, bawang putih...cili api dalam 15 biji... halia,kunyit, lengkuas dan bwg putih tu tumbuk..dah nak lumat tumbuk sekali cili (takyah hancur sangat) serai titikkan bagi naik bau.. bawang besar selabu besar, hiris halus, daun limau purut 2-3 helai, tomato, hiris..bahan2 ni sumer lumur kat ikan siakap tu dalam bekas steamer (termasuk bahan tumbuk tadi..) pastu amik limau nipis... perah atas ikan siakap..buh sikit sos tiram.. garam perasa jangan lupa plak...steam sampai masak... 

lepas masak, makan.. i pegi kelas.. tanya kat other half after classs, awak dah makan ke...dah.. pastu pkl 8 makan lagi...fuh! 3 kali tu makan.....ye laa celebrate anniversary kan.. anyway, Happy 7th Anniversary, love!

Soto

these few days, kalau makan bekfes kat mihun sup belakang maybank jalan sultan ismail, other half amik bihun, i will ask for nasik impit... okey laa sebab soto ni one of my faverots... tapi cam tak puas hati sangat... rasa cam nak buat sendiri jek... kalau i buat pun time raya ajak kawan2 datang umah makan... sebab tektiknya bila buat soto, leh bagi another choice of lontong....tul tak? jimat tenaga n masa actually.. take note on this tip tau.....u might find it useful one day

nak buat soto, kena tau apa kandungan soto tu... tell u apa yang perlu, nasik impit (kat pasar raya berlambak2 pilihan yang segera kan..), suhun goreng, stripped fried(or steam) chicken, kacang goreng, of course SUP AYAM, taugeh, tahu goreng, daun sup+daun bawang, bawang goreng,  SAMBALKICAP kawww..., and bergedil daging.. (ishh... lapo laa plak ni....) cara nak buat, dah rebus ayam (or steam) 3/4 cooked, airnya leh buat sup..tambah jek rempah sup (nak pekat pakai rempah KURMA) and amik chicken cube bagi perasa... campak2 jek kata my mom..ayam yang 3/4 cooked tu goreng jap... dah sejuk stripped...pakai garfu senang...sekali carik dapat 3-4 strips... tulang leh masuk dalam sup semula.. kaw! at the same time tahu goreng, potong cube bila dah sejuk, taugeh lak lecurkan dalam air panas tos, tu dah siap leh hidang, daun sup + daun bawang racik halus2 masukkan dalam sup sikit hidang atas meja balance nya, kacang goreng jangan sampai hangus, suhun goreng angkat tos dan cerai2 kan suhun tu... sumer leh hidang dah, bawang goreng beli siap jek leh hidang terus....

buat sambal kicap cemana plak? amik 4-5 ulas garlic, 15 batang cili api..(berapi jangan sampai bomba datnag ye! hihi...) tumbukkan kat lesung sampai lumat, bubuh sikit garam jek.. tuang kicap dalam lesung sebatikan, gula sesudu teh cukup la... perah asam limau sebiji dua... KAW!

bergedil? rebus kentang yang dah dibasuh bersih dgn kulit2 nya sampai empuk.. dah empuk tanggal kulit lenyek.. bubuh bawang yang dah cubed, sikit garam, daging hancur (rebus dulu..tos baru campo tau), black pepper, bawang goreng, daun bawang sikit... gaul sebati, buat bentuk bergedil, goreng minyak penuh dgn telur....

siap, leh hidang... makan le apa lagi... i pun nak pi lunch dah ni.. lapo!

Simple Dinner

Makan malam yang simple... apa dia eh? simple-simple pun still i was standing and cooking... balik2 makan kat luar pun boring gak.... other half tanya nak makan apa, i answered with another question "nak masak ke..?" "apa yang ada?" he replied.... pikir2... buat benda senang jek laa... sambal kentang ikan bilis and telur dadar.... sampai umah terus capai bekas bawang ikan bilis etc... alahaiii malasnya nak mengopek ikan bilis ni.... jengah2 other half, he was busy cuci kandang si Suvee, our pet rabbit... about 10 mins dia masuk baru nak duduk, i asked him to help with ikan bilis....*jahat tolll bully hubby* then i prepared the rest of ingredients.. kopek kentang, cili api, bawang besar (malas nak pakai shallot tu..leceh nak kopek..) capai sikit sawi si Suvee for our sayur.. naseb baik dah siap2 buat cili boh.... tapi rahsia nya untuk buat goreng sambal ni, tak kira laa ikan ke kentang ke, my MIL pesan pakai cili yang segar tu... cili basah laa.... jangan guna cili kering tu sambal tumis dgn asam pedas leh la... so in my fridge both types of cili boh memang dah sentiasa tersedia awal2... sebab tu org pelik tgk i beli cili basah tu sampai dekat sekilo... hahahhahaha... stand by.... by the time i siap goreng kentang (hiris nipis2...) my ikan bilis is also ready..thank you my dear!*wink* goreng plak ikan bilis sampai garing..bukan hangus ye.... ada yang tak reti nak goreng ikan bilis ni...(its true dulu pun i tak reti..tgk MIL buat baru tau...) api biar sederhana kecik tau......sampai sedikit brownish.. kalau terbanyak brownish tu sah laa hangus! bawang besar tumbuk campo garam suku sudu...tumiskan bwang tumbuk dan cili boh cili fresh tau...api still sederhana kecik... dah naik bau, masukkan kentang dgn ikan bilis yang dah sedia goreng tu.......gaul sebati, angkat dan hidangkan... dadarkan telur, gorengkan sawi tadi..... wow! sungguh pun simple, tapi still other half makan bertambah2.... hmm... laki ku ituuuu.....cuma jeles tgk perut dia tak naik2 cam mine... 

Nasi Goreng Kampung

alaa...... yang ni sumer org pun tau masak...... tapi tak tau ler i mmg suka makan nasi goreng kampung my own style ni... sebab tu kalau makan nasi goreng mesti bertambah2....hahahha sedap bebeno gaknya...(puji diri sendiri!) anyway, rahsia masak ni tgk nasik...yang masak tengah hari leh la masak for dinner or masak dinner leh masak up to the next dinner...(actually tengok jenis beras gak.....) bahan-bahan perlu ada (untuk nasik 2 pinggan penuh) ikan bilis dalam segenggam... bio banyak sikit... lebih kaw! cili api dalam 10-15 biji, bawang putih dalam 5 ulas.... tumbuk kat lesung cili api dgn bawang putih, bubuh garam siap2 masa tumbuk tu dalam sesudu.... pastu masukkan ikan bilis lak...tumbuk sekali kasar2 sikit (separuh lumat la....) 

panaskan kuali masukkan setengah cawan minyak...tumiskan bahan yang ditumbuk tadi... tumis sampai naik bau... bubuh sikit serbuk perasa.... masukkan nasik gaul rata.... pecahkan 2 biji telur dalam kuali tu... gaul rata dgn nasik...goreng sampai agak sebati or kering sikit... hidangkan...

sedap weh.. tak caya cuba try test! hihihihiihiii.......